Pleasant Valley defense shines in latest victory

BRODHEADSVILLE — Pleasant Valley's offense is full of playmakers, but it was the Bears' defense that was really impressive in a 54-0 victory over Lehighton on Friday.

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By Staff reports

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Posted Sep. 24, 2012 at 12:01 AM

By Staff reports
Posted Sep. 24, 2012 at 12:01 AM

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BRODHEADSVILLE — Pleasant Valley's offense is full of playmakers, but it was the Bears' defense that was really impressive in a 54-0 victory over Lehighton on Friday.

Pleasant Valley allowed just four first down while forcing the Indians to punt seven times. Lehighton managed just 103 yards of total offense, limited to just 37 yards rushing on 20 attempts.

Junior defensive end Marquis Brown knocked down three passes and returned a fumble five yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Senior middle linebacker Dakota Everett caused that fumble by sacking Indians QB Logan Hine on the goal line.

Andrwe Romeo and Nyiem Nevarez split a sack in the first quarter, while Benjamin Conklin and Chris Hower recovered fumbles for Pleasant Valley.

— Joe Miegoc

SWIFTWATER — The Mounties used their ground game and piled up 275 yards in their 41-7 win over PM West on Saturday.

Senior Altarique Mosley-Dew led the way with 236 yards on 20 carries and three touchdowns.

"This whole week, we kind of had a rough practice so coming out today, I just knew I had to do it for my team," Mosley-Dew said.

The Mounties' defense held PM West to 212 yards of total offense and forced two turnovers. They held the Panthers to 1-for-8 on third down conversions.

Mike Nikorak was efficient, going 5-for-9 for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Kicker Jordan Ellison had two field goals, including a long of 38 yards.

— Matt Nyman

SWIFTWATER — The Panthers struggled on both sides of the ball in their 41-7 loss to Stroudsburg on Saturday.

The Panthers could not stop Stroudsburg's rushing attack, surrounding 275 yards on the ground.

On offense West didn't find any rhythm. Jeff Krisiak battled through adversity and went 19-for-31 for 194 yards. His best pass of the day was a 66-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Hardy.

The Panthers need to find a ground game. West had just 10 yards rushing.

— Matt Nyman

PECKVILLE — Valley View scored early and often in an impressive win over the East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves at John Henzes Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday.

The Cougars opened the game with a successful onside kick and marched the ball downfield for an early touchdown.

Rob Castellani led the team with 139 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Liam Callejas was also outstanding by racking up 169 passing yards and two touchdowns on only seven completions.

David Allbaugh was the lone offensive standout for the Timberwolves. He gained 101 yards and scored a touchdown in the first two quarters, but was unable to play in the second half. No one was able to match his productivity as the team was shutout after halftime.

The Timberwolves also failed to take advantage of the few Cougars mistakes. After the defense forced a turnover, the Timberwolves offense fumbled a pitch on an option play. They were also forced to punt after recovering another Valley View fumble inside Cougar territory.

After the game head Coach Chuck Dailey was already looking ahead and preparing his team for the next game.

"From here on out it's all MVC games and that's all that matters to us," he said.

— Benjamin Brojakowski

SWIFTWATER — The Cardinals' focus was two-fold in Friday night's 41-21 victory over Quakertown: fast starts and the passing game.

After a tough loss two weeks ago against East Stroudsburg North, Pocono East (3-1) felt that its start was a factor. So coach Phil Dorn told his team this week to focus on the first quarter and let the game go from there.

"We felt like we blew an opportunity two weeks ago against North (a 29-26 loss), we didn't start fast, and last week against Lehighton we let them hang around and it was 14-0 at the half," Dorn said. "And we just said we have to start fast. And we did, but unfortunately we didn't finish strong."

The Cardinals were docked for 100 yards in penalties, but when the Panthers stopped the running game, PM East focused more on the passing game. With good defensive teams coming up on the schedule (the Cards play ES South Friday night), Dorn leaned on his senior QB, Evan Fardella, and his receivers.

"We've got three big ones coming up here and it's one at a time," Dorn said. "We've got to start establishing some other kids and doing different things."

— Mike Kuhns

The Cavaliers got big days from Niko Petrone, Craig Bond and Tyler McLaughlin in their 60-14 victory over Allen on Saturday.

Petrone ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, caught a 43-yard touchdown and returned a punt 41 yards for a score. Bond ran eight times for 61 yards and two touchdowns. McLaughlin completed just four passes, but threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns.

Sherrod Ford-Cherry caught a 23-yard touchdown for South, while backup quarterback John Pheasant ran for a pair of TDs in the second half.